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soup's on

soup's on phrase: the food or meal is ready to eat.

Phrase

soup's on

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) The food or meal is ready to eat.
    • "Jubal," Madame Vesant called out, "soup's on!"
      Jubal returned to his place, found eggs-on-horseback, orange juice, and other choice items.1961, Robert A. Heinlein, chapter XXXVI, in Stranger in a Strange Land

Questions about soup's on

What does soup's on mean?
Soup's on means the food or meal is ready to eat.
What part of speech is soup's on?
Soup's on is a phrase.

Words near soup's on in the dictionary

  1. soup spoons
  2. soup strainer
  3. soup strainers
  4. soup to nuts
  5. soup up
  6. soup's on
  7. soup-and-fish
  8. soup-and-fish suit
  9. soup-and-fish suits
  10. soup-and-fishes
  11. soup-bowl

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